The Opening Act

 I'm here to welcome you in

My guitar and heart on a string

Opening up, I'm opening up 

Hoping my words will sing

I give you my two cents 

You give me back maybe one

I play for pennies and smiles

That show me how I've done

I try not to seem so desperate

But where do I go from here

45 now, like an old time record

Just a step ahead of my fear

I should be closing my opening act

Counted in heartache and miles

But I just can't let it go

Still chasing those pennies and smiles 

I live in my grandparent's house

Hardly a penny to my name

A life on the road to nowhere 

But I'm still looking for fame

I may be broke but I'm not broken

Chasing after pennies and smiles

I'm opening up, your opening act

And I'll be with you for a while

So settle in and settle down

Please listen to my tale

And if you like what you hear

Please buy my CD's on sale

I live in my grandfolk's house

With a nod to the past unspoken

Chasing after pennies and smiles

Broke but still not broken

An opening act for life

That's all I'll ever be 

But give me a penny and a smile 

And the world's done right by me